DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 74.9 - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 330 - - 199 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2682 - - 2118 - - 1065 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2595 - - 2018 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3571 - - 3007 - - 1954 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1130 - - 1913 - - 1164 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 395 - - 311 - - 79 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 18 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 091 - - 083 - - 072 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5220 - - -5765 - - -5946 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8791 - - 8772 - - 7900 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12739 - - -13570 - - -15439 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16310 - - 16577 - - 17393 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 85 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 74.9 - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.7 - - 40.0 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - 73.8 - - 69.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.4 - - 38.7 - - 36.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 330 - - 199 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2682 - - 2118 - - 1065 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 39 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98488 22 117 11 119 12 067 98488 91044 12 117 10 099 10 089 91044 85322 16 111 13 103 13 084 85322 80560 19 084 15 111 12 071 80560 76454 19 075 15 105 9 070 76454 72831 14 055 12 076 10 062 72831 69557 15 049 12 063 9 043 69557 66553 12 031 12 043 12 027 66553 63770 13 359 15 021 15 013 63770 61079 15 349 16 004 15 001 61079 58287 18 338 17 348 16 341 58287 55404 22 324 20 330 18 340 55404 52663 24 322 23 319 23 319 52663 50213 30 314 27 321 26 308 50213 48035 36 301 34 309 27 307 48035 46075 32 286 35 294 27 305 46075 44291 23 280 32 286 29 290 44291 42641 20 283 23 274 27 279 42641 41099 17 286 15 271 20 278 41099 39650 15 290 14 284 15 274 39650 38276 12 298 14 284 12 290 38276 36940 12 298 14 287 12 304 36940 35573 13 293 15 295 11 313 35573 34148 16 287 15 296 13 316 34148 32668 17 290 17 291 15 323 32668 31118 18 299 19 297 15 325 31118 29485 17 306 19 306 16 318 29485 27769 15 303 15 309 15 313 27769 25974 12 326 12 323 9 322 25974 24108 7 000 6 032 2 004 24108 22177 3 356 4 049 1 063 22177 20168 5 333 5 016 3 356 20168 18075 5 324 7 341 6 341 18075 15939 5 350 7 343 7 321 15939 13880 6 011 6 351 7 348 13880 12009 6 037 4 011 6 018 12009 10350 7 077 3 054 6 037 10350 8878 10 099 4 120 2 027 8878 7570 13 111 9 132 4 151 7570 6413 20 105 16 120 13 129 6413 5395 24 094 23 103 18 116 5395 4501 21 095 24 098 18 116 4501 3711 16*097 22 097 19 108 3711 3007 15*095 19*090 20 094 3007 2385 15 092 19*086 20*079 2385 1868 15 091 19 083 19*075 1868 1471 14 089 18 082 17 072 1471 1198 13 088 17 082 15 071 1198 1032 13 087 16 081 13 070 1032 937 11 087 13 081 10 070 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography